Blog Post #5

 1. This week we started by taking a look at our fast plants and the butterflies that are finally there. Then we moved on to talking about Ecology and environments and biomes. We then covered a lot of the time looking at food chains and food webs and developing models of a food chain of our choice. We also talked about the 10% rule that occurs within the food chain when looking at the transfer of energy from each being to another when they are eaten. 

2. I was able to relate what I already knew about food chains to what we learned. Ever since I was a kid I have been really into animals and have always found them interesting and as a result, know a lot. I already knew about apex predators and how the food chain setup works but I did not know about the 10% rule. After learning it made sense though given how much food the top predators have to eat. 

4. I can apply what I learned to my future teaching through the use of combining math and science when looking at the 10% rule and having the kids do the math to figure out how much energy is passed down to each creature. I can also design activities around the food chain and environments by giving kids animals and having them guess what environment they are from and what part of the food chain they believe they fall in.